The AI hardware crunch has reached the humble circuit board

Ripple effect: PC makers have spent most of this year chasing memory and graphics chips as AI data centers bought up whatever they could. Now the circuit boards those chips sit on are reportedly running short, too. The same factories are busy with far pricier boards for AI servers, so PC orders are getting pushed to the back of the line.

Fujifilm pours $64 million into magnetic tape production as AI storage demand surges

A University of Kentucky employee asked to be exempted from using AI for his 'religious' beliefs

Actor Patrick Stewart dies at 86, legendary star of Star Trek and X-Men

Microsoft Edge gets up to 33% faster launches on Windows 11

Binance loses $6.3 billion in largest crypto heist ever

Anthropic manager stops coding interviews because Claude beats most candidates

Elon Musk's SpaceXSI offers to buy hundreds of homes near its data centers, as long as owners don't sue

The Elder Scrolls 6 is reportedly titled "Sentinel," and a reveal might come soon

Flock can't seem to take no for an answer, as its cameras reappear in another city that rejected them

The AI buildout's carbon bill could undo 15 years of power sector emissions cuts

Underwater data centers are heading for waters that endangered whales call home

Gamers hunting for PS5 emulators on GitHub are downloading malware instead

PSA: Fake PlayStation 5 emulators hosted on GitHub are delivering malware that alters Microsoft Defender settings before launching a suspected data-stealing program. The campaign exploits gamers' willingness to experiment with unofficial software, making malicious downloads look like a normal part of the process. It highlights how familiar project names can earn users' trust before they verify who is behind the files.

SK Hynix expects memory chip shortage to persist until at least 2030

The GTX 750 Ti is back with 8GB of memory, and it can still barely run Cyberpunk

HP and Asus are moving PC production back to China as soaring component costs force a rethink

What we know so far: When US-China trade relations reached an all-time low last year, many global electronics manufacturers made a beeline for alternative low-cost manufacturing locations such as Thailand, Vietnam, and India. However, with skyrocketing component costs squeezing profit margins, some of these companies are reportedly shifting at least part of their PC manufacturing operations back to China.

The Commodore 64C returns, complete with original 1980s molds and modern hardware

Hackers leak details of 41,000 Homeland Security employees, exposing undercover operations and surveillance tools

Microsoft spent $6.5 billion less than expected on AI infrastructure, but it wasn't by choice

Valve won't ban AI games from Steam despite growing complaints and extortion threats

Alphabet shares plunge over 10% as Google's AI search struggles to make money

Amazon tells engineers to stop tokenmaxxing and judge AI tools by what they ship